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Scleria pauciflora var. pauciflora
Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. var. pauciflora
Few-flower Nut-rush, Fewflower Nutrush
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Scleria pauciflora var. kansana
USDA Symbol: SCPAP2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes white or gray, sometimes with black markings.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AR , GA , IL , KS , KY , MA , MD , MO , NC , NH , NJ , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WVCanada: ON
Native Habitat: Dry to mostly wet pinelands, savannas, mesic woods, meadows, bogs and prairies.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Scleria pauciflora var. pauciflora in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Scleria pauciflora var. pauciflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Scleria pauciflora var. pauciflora
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR